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Verizon has announced that it has temporarily removed SIM locks from Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL devices, including those sold at Best Buy. The announcement comes on the heels of a hot controversy that exploded across the tech world when Verizon confirmed yesterday that it would be […]

In this guide we’ll show you how to SIM unlock the Galaxy S9 so you can use it on different carrier networks. That way if you bought the Galaxy S9+ from AT&T, you can still take it to T-Mobile if you want. We’ll explain the different ways to unlock it, and why you might want …

We deal with SIM cards on a daily basis in our phones (and sometimes tablets), but yet, we know very little about them. When it comes to SIM cards, all we really know is that when we plug it into the device, it allows us to use our selected carrier’s data network. And when we […]

Going to change your SIM card? It’s usually simple, but here are a couple of things to know before you look for a paperclip.

Todd from Belfast writes in:

“I travel a lot with my new job, and the company doesn’t like us to use the issued phone for personal calls and texts. Is there anything I need to know when I’m changing the SIM card on my LG Android phone?”

Hi, Todd! Changing your SIM card is mostly a plug and play affair. Chances are that all you need to do is shut the phone off, pull out the old one and pop in the new. You really don’t need to shut the phone off if you know how to manually refresh your network connection. But turning things off is usually easier because a reboot is quick and simple. When you reboot, it should just work. But there are a couple things you should know and keep in the back of your mind whilst you’re plugging and playing.

Some phones, like the single-SIM version of the Samsung Galaxy S7, the HTC 10 and many others, share a single slot for both…